Gale Pryor
@gp7pools.bsky.social
Writing on Boston Harbor about the butterfly wings among us. Also, content director for healthcare/biotech communications.
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If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
Meet my old dad, Tap. At 93, he’s the same intrepid explorer he was at 17. My essay for WBUR’s Cognescenti:
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
My dad, the explorer, can still find true north
Gale Pryor's dad, Tap, is 93 and legally blind. He uses a wheelchair to get around, but he's still an intrepid explorer. Reaching his 90s without losing his essential self is a triumph for my father, ...
www.wbur.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Meet my old dad, Tap. At 93, he’s the same intrepid explorer he was at 17. My essay for WBUR’s Cognescenti:
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
I was suspicious and now know for certain. Since MAGA/Musk took over, the mansplainers are totally unleashed. So far, in just 45 minutes at O’Hare Airport, some dumbshit has told me how to put my bag through TSA, that self-checkout at kiosks is ending soon, and a better way to push my roller bag.
February 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I was suspicious and now know for certain. Since MAGA/Musk took over, the mansplainers are totally unleashed. So far, in just 45 minutes at O’Hare Airport, some dumbshit has told me how to put my bag through TSA, that self-checkout at kiosks is ending soon, and a better way to push my roller bag.
Thank you, @greenpnyt.bsky.social, for capturing my mother Karen Pryor’s life in an extraordinary New York Times obituary. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Karen Pryor, Guru of Positive Reinforcement, Is Dead at 92
She was so successful at training dolphins that she began applying the same techniques to other creatures, including dogs — and humans.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thank you, @greenpnyt.bsky.social, for capturing my mother Karen Pryor’s life in an extraordinary New York Times obituary. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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This is both a draconian measure and a profoundly dangerous one.
We rely on data to make choices and inform the public.
This cannot stand.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
We rely on data to make choices and inform the public.
This cannot stand.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a dozen current and former officials and sources.
www.reuters.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is both a draconian measure and a profoundly dangerous one.
We rely on data to make choices and inform the public.
This cannot stand.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
We rely on data to make choices and inform the public.
This cannot stand.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Pay attention. Our public health experts and systems are under attack.
Today was as busy a day in public health news as I can remember since the peak of Covid.
Here's a rundown on what happened, all in one place.
(In the Brief19 tradition)...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Here's a rundown on what happened, all in one place.
(In the Brief19 tradition)...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Public health under attack from within.
Day 3 of the new Trump Administration was an "own goal" against our shared interests.
open.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Pay attention. Our public health experts and systems are under attack.
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America needed a hero. I give you Bishop Marian Edgar Budde
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
America needed a hero. I give you Bishop Marian Edgar Budde
Mike Johnson says proxy voting by representatives who happen to be mothers of new babies “doesn’t fit with the language of the constitution.” You know what else ‘doesn’t fit’ with the constitution, Mike? Insurrection. www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
'Can't make this up': Mike Johnson slammed for denying pregnant lawmaker a proxy vote
This week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denied a request by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) to pass her bipartisan resolution to allow pregnant congresswomen to have other members cast their votes...
www.rawstory.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mike Johnson says proxy voting by representatives who happen to be mothers of new babies “doesn’t fit with the language of the constitution.” You know what else ‘doesn’t fit’ with the constitution, Mike? Insurrection. www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
My extraordinary mother, Karen Pryor, has passed. If you have ever breastfed a baby or used positive reinforcement to teach a dog or change a relationship, you have been guided by Karen’s clarity, curiosity, and kindness in countless ways. Karenwpryor.com. Clickertraining. Nursing Your Baby
January 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My extraordinary mother, Karen Pryor, has passed. If you have ever breastfed a baby or used positive reinforcement to teach a dog or change a relationship, you have been guided by Karen’s clarity, curiosity, and kindness in countless ways. Karenwpryor.com. Clickertraining. Nursing Your Baby
Sometimes Nextdoor comes through. Okay, once a post on Nextdoor mattered. Looks like she got a dress.
December 31, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Sometimes Nextdoor comes through. Okay, once a post on Nextdoor mattered. Looks like she got a dress.
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When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit.
But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it.
Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.
But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it.
Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.
December 8, 2024 at 1:47 AM
When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit.
But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it.
Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.
But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it.
Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.
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You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
The ACA is in the bones of US healthcare now. It’s how the system works — and the system doesnt work that well, perhaps because the ACA was a conservative plan from the beginning. www.huffpost.com/entry/obamac...
Obamacare IS The Conservative Alternative: No "More Conservative" Plan Works
The Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “Obamacare”) was the conservative health care plan, fulfilling all major conservative principles.
www.huffpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:09 PM
The ACA is in the bones of US healthcare now. It’s how the system works — and the system doesnt work that well, perhaps because the ACA was a conservative plan from the beginning. www.huffpost.com/entry/obamac...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM